WEBVTT KCRA 3'S VICKI GONZALEZ SHARESTHE FINAL TOUCHES AS RETAILERSAND RESIDENTS PREPARE TO MOVEIN.VICKI: A NEW SACRAMENTOCOMMUNITY IS NEARING COMPLETION,STARTING OFF WITH A CULT MORNINGRITUAL.SAN FRANCISCO-BASED PHILZ COFFEEPREPARING TO MAKE ITS SACRAMENTODEBUT.THE FIRST TENANT TO OPEN IN ABREW OF RETAIL, RESTAURANTS,OFFICES, AND RESIDENCES CALLEDTHE ICE BLOCKS.SPANNING ABOUT TWO CITYBLOCKS, THE DEVELOPER ISHOPING TO CREATE ANALL-INCLUSIVE CULTURE WHERE ONECAN LIVE, WORK AND PLAY FROM ATHEIR DOORSTEP.A VISION REPLACING AN AREA THATWAS LARGELY RUNDOWN AND VACANTFOR DECADES.A DEVELOPMENT TAKING SHAPE,RIGHT ALONG HISTORY.THE SALVAGED WALL OF ORCHARDSUPPLY HARDWARE REMAINING ASWELL AS REMNANTS OF AN ABANDONEDRAILROAD, A TESTAMENT TO A MAINCITY THOROUGHFARE.>> THE R STREET CORRIDOR'SHISTORY IS A LOT OF INDUSTRY, ALOT OF MANUFACTURING.AND WE ARE TRYING TO PRESERVESOME FACETS OF THAT.VICKI: PAYING HOMAGE TOSACRAMENTO'S ROOTS, WITHDESTRUCTIVE SETBACKS.>> THAT'S THE OLD CRYSTAL ICEMANUFACTURING PLANT.VICKI: IN 2015 WITH CONSTRUCTIONAT THE ICE BLOCKS ALREADYUNDERWAY, A FOUR-ALARM FIREDEMOLISHED WHAT ONCE WAS CRYSTALICE AND COLD STORAGE.>> WE RARELY SEE A FIRE OF THISNATURE IN THESE OLD HISTORICBUILDINGS.>> THE BUILDING WAS A COMPLETELOSS.AFTER IT BURNED FOR QUITE SOMETIME THERE WERE A NUMBER OFCOLLAPSES THAT HAPPENED OUTWARDINTO THE STREET AND ALLEY, ANDALSO INWARD.VICKI: AND SO WENT ANY EFFORTSTO RESTORE THE HISTORICCENTURY-OLD BUILDING.>> INSTEAD OF RENOVATING THE OLDBUILDING THAT WAS HERE, THEY HADTO COME UP WITH A COMPLETELY NEWDESIGN.VICKI: BUT DESPITE THE DETOUR OFRUBBLE, THE ICE BLOCKS IS NOWBECOMING PART OF AN EVOLVINGMIDTOWN, A NEW CHAPTER TO THECITY STILL WITH REMNANTS OF THEPAST.INSACRAMENTO, VICKI GONZALEZ,